Illinois 98, Florida Atlantic 89 Postgame

sacraig · Dec 7, 2023

Chad Fleck said:
Nice write-up from Norlander triggered from the game last night, looking back on Underwoods tenure at Illinois (in the middle of the article):

Court Report: UConn's Tristen Newton has been the not-so-quiet MVP of the Huskies' season so far

Four teams descended on Madison Square Garden on Tuesday for the Jimmy V Classic. Matt Norlander has intel on all of them

www.cbssports.com

Nice, because Norlander (and CBS in general) has been an Illinois skeptic for the last few years.

sacraig · Dec 7, 2023

1970 John said:
What does it mean to "Mario Kart"? The old man doesn't understand verbing nouns.

I grew up with Mario Kart and now play it with my kids and I still don't know what it means.

Maybe this?

Illini in Italy · Dec 7, 2023

EyeoftheIllini said:
Given even one player scoring 30+ isn’t an every day occurrence and Illini have only had two do it in one game three times, I wonder when the last time 2 did it in one game for any team against a ranked opponent was. Did ESPN show such a graphic?

Dunno, I didn't search for that info . . . I think that might be a data point that's just too hard to find . . .

zuma · Dec 7, 2023

Interesting perspective here from FAU fans (go easy on the kid) :

mattcoldagelli · Dec 7, 2023

That kid rules.

Chad Fleck · Dec 7, 2023

zuma said:
Interesting perspective here from FAU fans (go easy on the kid) :

The kid gives pretty good analysis for such a young lad.

Still....unique to have someone his age be the voice in this regard.

derrick6 · Dec 7, 2023

zuma said:
Interesting perspective here from FAU fans (go easy on the kid) :

What I don’t understand is how everyone, including this brilliant kid, dismiss a loss to Bryant. They should be proud of how they played us

Chad Fleck · Dec 7, 2023

mattcoldagelli said:
That kid rules.

I posted a response before hearing it all.

After hearing him say "They played the game of their lives" the third time, I decided I didn't like him as much X must be filled with people his age, or equivalent mental capacities.

CleverHandle1 · Dec 7, 2023

altgeld88 said:
It's who he is and it likely won't change. As Nietzsche noted: "Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you." I've grown to understand the wisdom in that maxim over the years.

I'll miss the guy when he's gone (CoHawk, not Nietzsche )

When CH scores, I now view that as a plus. Keep playing the defense, get rebounds on both ends and hit an occasional three-pointer within the flow of the offense, of course. I also think he can post up more, back people in and shoot a very effective baby-hook.

CleverHandle1 · Dec 7, 2023

illini0440 said:
Hey where is the poster who wants to hire Dusty May because Brad yells to much and it’ll never work?

I do love BU's style, and I think he's only going to get better. Last year, I was a little perplexed on how he ran the team. I felt BU, especially after his tirade, catered to Mayer, which allowed Mayer to play hero ball and destroy any team chemistry. I wasn't there, but it just seemed that way. And I felt that bothered BU as well.

Just keep being you, BU. Hopefully, the Illini will get a good seed, and you'll get to that Sweet 16.

BretMyBeachHouse · Dec 7, 2023

CleverHandle1 said:
When CH scores, I now view that as a plus. Keep playing the defense, get rebounds on both ends and hit an occasional three-pointer within the flow of the offense, of course. I also think he can post up more, back people in and shoot a very effective baby-hook.

I wish his shot chart looked more like Mike Davis's

PepeSilvia · Dec 7, 2023

Ga65 said:
Kind of like we are playing now except with Harmon in place of Quincy? Considerable let down in defense with that trade.

I don't really think trading Quincy for Harmon is a huge drop off defensively other than losing some size and it's a far more potent lineup offensively.

abchew2 · Dec 7, 2023

PepeSilvia said:
I don't really think trading Quincy for Harmon is a huge drop off defensively other than losing some size and it's a far more potent lineup offensively.

The rebounding from Quincy has generally been pretty outstanding though

Rap47 · Dec 7, 2023

PepeSilvia said:
I don't really think trading Quincy for Harmon is a huge drop off defensively other than losing some size and it's a far more potent lineup offensively.

The defense would be a drop.

PepeSilvia · Dec 8, 2023

abchew2 said:
The rebounding from Quincy has generally been pretty outstanding though

Fair but Harmon also rebounds the ball very well for a guard.

Ramrod2010 · Dec 8, 2023

zuma said:
Interesting perspective here from FAU fans (go easy on the kid) :

I was born like 20 years too early. Teenage me would have been doing this everyday had I had the opportunity.

Illinifan74 · Dec 8, 2023

Ramrod2010 said:
I was born like 20 years too early. Teenage me would have been doing this everyday had I had the opportunity.

I wish playing video games for a living was a thing way back when too - I would have been all over that.

Aldy1955 · Dec 8, 2023

CoachHooleyHoo said:
LET’S GOOOOO!!!!! Man, this team is fun to root for…infinitely more than last year’s team.

* Domask is a straight dog! We haven’t had a guy who can get a bucket like him in I don’t know how long.

* Shannon is the best all around Illini player in a long time. I said what I said.

* Hawkins is a bipolar player - spectacular and then maddening.

* Great minutes from role players.

* Tremendous coaching. Just kept exploiting mismatches all night.

I think Hawkins is finally getting a game face anger and letting it work for him .
Arguing calls does not get it -Hawkins game face will .

Illinifan74 · Dec 8, 2023

zuma said:
Interesting perspective here from FAU fans (go easy on the kid) :

Not gonna dog lil bro, but if they double Domask - that would have been a bad move. Not bad analysis by the kid overall, I imagine I would have been all homer talk at his age as well.

altgeld88 · Dec 8, 2023

BRucks said:
As Nitschke noted, “The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.”

Now THERE is some wisdom.

BillyBob1 · Dec 8, 2023

Did anyone else notice Quincy actually won the opening tip, but hit it right to an FAU player? In the Rutgers game, he didn’t leave his feet. We don’t win many opening tips.

OB positive · Dec 8, 2023

BillyBob1 said:
Did anyone else notice Quincy actually won the opening tip, but hit it right to an FAU player? In the Rutgers game, he didn’t leave his feet. We don’t win many opening tips.

It looked like a poor toss. I think we didn't react to the tip because we were expecting a whistle. By the time we realized there wasn't going to be one it was to late and resulted in an easy basket for fau.

AnnoyedWithGarza · Dec 8, 2023

Emerson Bigguns said:
At what point does this stop?
I would love 5 million dollars, but no one seems to be handing it over, so I just do the best I can. I’m getting along just fine & so are the Illini.

Why not switch Domask and Ty? I feel like we did that when Domask was on a heater and it worked out pretty well.

splitter · Dec 8, 2023

Worked out pretty well as it was.
without any switch.

Illinois 98, Florida Atlantic 89 Postgame

Illini Dawg